1200 King County Courthouse |
516 Third Avenue |
Seattle, WA 98104 |
Councilmembers: Larry Gossett, Chair; Dow Constantine and Jane Hague, |
Vice Chairs; Bob Ferguson, David Irons, Julia Patterson, Pete von |
Reichbauer |
Staff: Rebecha Cusack (296-0330), Lead Staff Analyst; Carrie Cihak |
(296-0317), Analyst; Polly St. John (296-1641), Analyst; David Layton |
(296-1679), Analyst; |
William Nogle (296-1632), Analyst; Monica Clarke (296-1638), Analyst; |
Marilyn Cope (296-1671) Analyst; |
Janice Mansfield (296-1683), Committee Assistant |
The Budget and Fiscal Management Committee meeting was called to order by Chair Larry Gossett |
at 9:38 a.m. |
Present: Mr. Gossett, Mr. Constantine, Ms. Hague, Mr. Irons, Ms. Patterson and Mr. Ferguson |
Excused: Mr. von Reichbauer |
A MOTION concerning untimely filed petitions for tax refunds; authorizing treasury |
operations to make the refunds totaling $5,948.70. |
Peggy Dorothy, Council Staff, briefed the committee and answered questions on Proposed Motion |
2005-0107. |
Phil Sanders, Property Tax Supervisor, Finance and Business Operations Division, Department of |
Executive Services, answered questions of the members. |
A motion was made by Ms. Hague that this matter be Recommended Do Pass. The motion |
carried by the following vote: |
Votes: |
Yes: 6 - Mr. Gossett, Mr. Constantine, Ms. Hague, Mr. Irons, Ms. Patterson and Mr. Ferguson |
No: 0 |
Excused: 1 - Mr. von Reichbauer |
A MOTION authorizing and approving the office of the public defender plan for provision |
of indigent defense services for cases that cannot be assigned to existing contractors due to |
an ethical conflict of interest. |
Monica Clarke, Council Staff, briefed the committee and answered questions on Proposed Motion |
2005-0092. |
Rebecha Cusack, Council Staff, presented clarifying remarks. |
Present to present comments and answer questions were Jackie MacLean, Director, Department of |
Community and Human Services; Bob Boruchowitz, Director, The Defender Association; Dave |
Chapman, Director, Associated Counsel for the Accused; Eileen Farley, Director, Northwest |
Defenders Association and Anne Daly, Director, Society Representing Accused Persons. |
The Chair acknowledge Councilmember Lambert, Chair of the Law, Justice and Human Services |
Committee. |
AN ORDINANCE making a net supplemental appropriation of $409,284 to various current |
expense fund agencies and a net supplemental disappropriation of $2,584,516 from various |
non-current expense agencies; amending the 2005 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 15083, |
Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, |
30, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, |
69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 78, 79, 81, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92, 94, 96, 98, 100, 101, 102, |
103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 and 110, as amended, and adding a new section to |
Ordinance 15083. |
William Nogle, Council Staff, briefed the committee and answered questions on Proposed Ordinance |
2005-0091. |
Bob Cowan, Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive's Office was present to answer |
questions. |
AN ORDINANCE making a supplemental appropriation of $3,158,431 to various operating |
and capital funds to provide the appropriate level of appropriation authority and provide for |
the correct of errors; amending the 2005 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 15083, Sections 39, |
114 and 117, as amended, and Attachments B and E, as amended. |
William Nogle, Council Staff, briefed the committee and answered questions on Proposed Ordinance |
2005-0111. |
Bob Cowan, Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office, was present to answer |
questions. |